Edwin Tong
Edwin Tong | |
|---|---|
| 唐振辉 | |
Tong in 2019 | |
| Minister for Law | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Lawrence Wong |
| Preceded by | K. Shanmugam |
| Second Minister for Home Affairs | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Lawrence Wong |
| Minister | K. Shanmugam |
| Preceded by | Josephine Teo |
| Second Minister for Law | |
| In office 27 July 2020 – 22 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
| Minister | K. Shanmugam |
| Preceded by | Indranee Rajah (2018) |
| Minister for Culture, Community and Youth | |
| In office 27 July 2020 – 22 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong |
| Preceded by | Grace Fu |
| Succeeded by | David Neo (acting) |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for East Coast GRC | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Majority | 23,817 (17.46%) |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Marine Parade GRC | |
| In office 11 September 2015 – 15 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Majority | 20,143 (15.52%) |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Moulmein–Kallang GRC | |
| In office 7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1969 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Edwin Charles Tong Chun Fai SC (born 12 August 1969) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been appointed as Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs concurrently in 2025. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Joo Chiat division of East Coast GRC since 2025, and previously the Joo Chiat division of Marine Parade GRC between 2015 and 2025, and the Jalan Besar division of Moulmein–Kallang GRC between 2011 and 2015. He has also been serving as Deputy Chairman of the People's Association since 2021.
Prior to entering politics, Tong was a lawyer at Allen & Gledhill practising extensively in corporate and commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency matters, and international arbitration. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2015.
Tong made his political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a four-member PAP team contesting in Moulmein–Kallang GRC and won. Throughout his political career, he served as Senior Minister of State for Law and Senior Minister of State for Health before being promoted to full minister after the 2020 general election. He forms part of the new Cabinet selected by Lawrence Wong announced in May 2024.